Grand Boulevard Lake Fishing in Lake County, Indiana

• Overview

  The Lake County entry here is Grand Boulevard Lake, in Indiana. This is pine and birch country. Around 40 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. The edge runs 0.9 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. You are 1 mile from Lake Station. For a city, Chicago is 28 miles off. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Grand Boulevard Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name gizzard shad, common carp, alewife and white perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Grand Boulevard Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 74°F; by January the average is down near 23°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Once it clears, about mid March, the fishing comes on quickly. In an average year the thaw lands around mid March and the freeze near late December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It sets the rhythm of the year at Grand Boulevard Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is a mapped slipway roughly half a mile away. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. For the carp, bait a margin spot and sit on it; corn and bread still work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Lake Minnehaha is 2.9 miles off. Confirm before you fish Grand Boulevard Lake.